North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, Florida Job Growth

There were 307,500 jobs in North Port, Florida in April 2018 according to the CES survey of employers. The CPS survey of households showed 354,824 employed persons for the month. North Port added 500 jobs in April 2018 according to the CES survey while the broader CPS measure of employment fell by 260 (Comparing CES and CPS employment numbers.). You can also compare North Port job growth to job growth in other cities.

Employment Survey	April 2018	Month/Month	Year/Year
CES	307,500	+500	+7,600
CPS	354,824	-260	+9,759

Note: The CPS survey data is now seasonally adjusted at the metropolitan level by with the new BLS SSA series.

North Port, Florida Employment Changes

The charts below show the monthly job growth for North Port as measured by the CES and CPS surveys. To illustrate the trend, the 3 month moving average change in employment is shown in green.

CES Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

CPS Employment Change: 1 Month, Rolling 3 Month

Total Employment for North Port, Florida

CES employment for North Port in April 2018 is at a new high of 307,500.

CPS employment reached a maximum of 355,167 for North Port in February 2018. 343 jobs have been lost in North Port since then according to the household survey.

Employment: CES, CPS

North Port, Florida Employment History

Date	CES Employment	CES Month/Month	CPS Employment	CPS Month/Month
April 2018	307,500	500	354,824	-260
March 2018	307,000	1,100	355,084	-83
February 2018	305,900	1,400	355,167	3,287
January 2018	304,500	900	351,880	1,448
December 2017	303,600	300	350,432	227
November 2017	303,300	3,100	350,205	392
October 2017	300,200	3,300	349,813	657
September 2017	296,900	-6,500	349,156	1,018
August 2017	303,400	1,100	348,138	1,223
July 2017	302,300	900	346,915	1,248
June 2017	301,400	1,000	345,667	743
May 2017	300,400	500	344,924	-141